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A ®0afit to Moman 






BY 

VIRGINIA ROSS WHITLEY 



Copyright 1917 by 
VIRGINIA ROSS WHITLEY 



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There is nothing she would not sacrifice for her baby- 
even life itsfe'lf, She gives. 



©C!,A4S2(»L>1 

•JAN 17 1918 



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/^AM sure you will all agree with 

f.A^ me when 1 say there never has 

been a time in the history of 

the world when so much was 

expected of Woman. She must 

work^she must plan — she must 

think — she must build up while 

men tear down. So I am going 

to give a toast to Woman, for 

she is nobly doing her part, and 

many things that heretofore 

have been thought impossible of her, she is 

now doing. 

All through history beautiful characters 
of noble women have come down to us to in- 
spire us with their heroic deeds as having 
been far in advance of the age in which they 
lived, but not until this century has woman 
come into her own in all the walks of life — 
and she has now every opportunity to show 
the world what she is capable of doing ; in 
science — in politics — in professions— in fact 
education in all directions is open to her ; 
and now since the war has begun, she is 
called upon to do men's work in shops, fac- 



tories, offices, tilling the soil and even in war 
work, not as inferior but equal, and in de- 
mand at same salary as men. So at last wo- 
man has come into her own in the way of 
proper representation before the public with 
a weekly newspaper under the name of the 
Woman's Press ; with articles and pictures of 
interest to Women. All honor to noble Wo- 
man 1 God intended her to be noble and true. 

*'''Be thou faithful unto death, and I 
will give thee a crown of life." 





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Whether in life 'tis to Do 

or to See, 
To make a success vou must 

find " The Key." 



OD gave us the key in His divine 
laws how to live while on earth. 
Male and female made He them 
not stating which should be su- 
perior in knowledge, wisdom or understand- 
ing; but because he told woman to obey, man 
has always held dominion over her, taking 
that little word "obey" to mean that he should 
forever rule. "God is Love and Justice." 

He intended man to be just in his deal- 
ings with woman, whom He had placed in 
man's care. Woman disobeyed God's law 
and therefore lost her equal dominion over 
the Universe with man and for ages human 
beings were slaves, miserable, oppressed and 
helpless because of the mother's ignorance. 
Slowly and painfully in one country after 
another the women have acquired the greatest 
of all rights— and her rightful heritage — 
"Equal Education" — and then that absurd 
definition in the old English dictionary: "fe- 
male: a species of man," disappears. 



A few women more advanced than all 
others in the days gone by, knew enough to 
make an effort to demand their own rights, 
but as man had so long held full sway, and 
clubbed together as they were, and woman 
trodden down for centuries (having had no 
opportunity to mingle in the daily affairs of 
life) they have been a long time reaching the 
goal in the "Woman's Movement." Fortu- 
nately for us some woman must have been 
more wise and good than all others and found 
the key to some man's heart who was more 
noble than the rest — through which she won 
her freedom and ours; as in all great events 
God has always used some woman to work 
out His plans — woman having gained God's 
confidence through sacrifice and sorrow, as all 
great and good things in life are won, and she 
is often used as an instrument for "Good." 

America was not founded on "Honor" 
but "justice" and no nation on earth has ever 
given woman such freedom as America. That 
is because she helped in forming the Repub- 
lic, and after one hundred years the Patriotic 
Society of the Daughters of the American 
Revolution arose into being, and one of its 
first acts was to plan a building to show their 
appreciation, to the memory of those glorious 
patriotic women, and what they did through 
their service in helping to make a free repub- 



lie. Memorial Continental Hall now stands 
as the first building in the whole world erec- 
ted by women to honor their ancestors, those 
brave women of colonial days. 

In all good works women must band to- 
gether to help enlighten others to understand- 
ing the needs of the day, and bestow love, 
one to the other; not letting the key to sister- 
hood gather rust, for we must have light; and 
so, after groping in the darkness for ages for 
that password to those things for which wo- 
man was searching, God is now showing her 
that lost key to sisterhood, through sacrifice 
and affliction to find it in "Love and Service." 
Woman is free. No longer is it necessary for 
her to plead her own cause. Every govern- 
ment is doing that for her now, and the one 
that was the worst enemy of Woman's Rights 
is now the most active feminist advocate of 
all in its cry, "Women Wanted!" 

// you have religion, the rack on 
which to stand, 

Faith, Hope and Love 
Look up; and exte7td your hand. 

This will connect the missing link 
From below, and above. 

And establish relationship 'twixt 
God and man. 
O Woman! use the Key in your 

own sweet way— 
For the night has come: but rem^em- 

ber-'-'tis always darkest just 'fore 

day. 



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HERE is no human love equal to 
a mother's! No sacrifice is too 
great for her to make for her 
child if she is a good, true moth- 
er. She counts every moment well spent with 
her sacred charge. Two of the oldest and most 
honorable services to humanity are through 
motherhood and the training of the child. 

Most countries are interested in child wel- 
fare, but differ in their ideas. As God in His 
wisdom, for some reason of His own, sees fit 
to make people different, so their views of 
handling this most important work differ, 
but the object of all welfare work is for the 
good of the child. In America, if mothers 
fail, the nation acts as a mother to them, and 
profits by the experience and ideas of all 
other countries in solving this problem. But 
America has contributed one new idea — the 
woman judge, who first made her appearance 
in California. May we ever be true to this 
sacred trust: Child welfare. 




(§nr Flag 



Beautiful stars and stripes, secure within your 
fold, 
Lies a message of love to all mankind — 
As pure and bright as gold. 

Your birth was marked with stripes of 
pain. 
Each star of hope so dim, 

Twas God alone who gave us strength 
And revealed His truth within. 



Naaturttum 

Patriotism is the watchword 

of the hour, 
And this is the message 

combes to me 
Thru this little trum^pet flower 



HE plant is said to emit flashes of 
light in the morning before 
sunrise, and also at twilight. 
Its pure, glowing hue recalls 
that ardent feeling, so clear of self, which 
leads men to lay down their lives and fortunes 
for their country's safety and glory. 

"Doubtless this is why — coupled with 
the bugle-shaped blossom— the nasturtium is 
given as being symbolic of patriotism, and 
therefore particularly appropriate for every 
loyal man and woman to wear at this time.*' 




Bl^t Olam? 



H HE most amazing figure that has 

Bg^ emerged as by magic directly 

^^^^ out of the battle smoke of the 

war, is the woman in khaki, 

with short skirt, leather leggings, a military 

hat and shoulder strap, with the insignia of 

special service. 

"When the governments have calls for 
unusual duty that is difficult or disagreeable 
or dangerous, it is the woman in khaki who 
responds. She will in fact do anything that 
there is no one else to do. And so the khaki 
costume is admired in all the war zone — the 
red shoulder straps for doctors — blue for hos- 
pital—and green cross armlet for any other 
service." 

What can woman not do, now that she 
has found the way? 




^LOWERS are messengers of joy 
^, as well as of sorrow and speak 
^^^1 to us in their own sweet way 
of God's love and care in their 
silence and beauty; thus we use them as to- 
kens of happiness as well as sadness. 




So let these flowers dear and sweet 
Past time and thoughts for me repeat 

Of love and kindness felt for thee 
Yet find no words to express for me. 




l|uman ^nrtrtg 

N one side there is the old share- 
holding Aristocracy; on the other 
the finest Democracy in the world; 
human society is evolving from one 
thing to the other. A real sociolo- 
gist must be absorbed in watching this marvel- 
ous process ; social evolution actually surprised 
in her own workshop. The world is now 
divided, one part fighting for Aristocracy and 
the other more progressive for Democracy, for 
right must prevail. Heritage of the past is 
only possessed by the intelligent class and 
gives them dominion over those who do not 
possess it. Even though the lower classes may 
be intellectual equals of the upper classes, if 
not educated the tools are lacking; and of all 
the problems of organization of society none 
is more difficult than that the heritage of the 
past shall be transmitted to all its members 
alike, and until this problem is solved there is 
not much use trying to solve other problems, 
for then, all others would solve themselves. 



The chief mission of my words 

I wish to now impart, 
Is — that they should be of comfort 

To toast and warm the heart. 
"For 'tis the heart and not the brain 
That to the highest doth attain, 
And he, who foUoweth love's behest 
Far exceedeth all the rest." 
For oft the heart hath eyes 

The brain knows nothing of, 
And their magic power of radiance 

Bring forth the blossom Love. 




PanatfB fur QIl|o«9l|tH 

There's pansies— for thoughts; from out their 

rich hue 
Comes a useful lesson to me— and to you ; 
Way down in the depths of this little school 
The sweet thought suggested is— the Golden 

Rule. 
And to all of you who this Rule would keep, 
Must Patience, Love, and Charity seek. 




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^^ HERE are many beautiful thoughts 
^^ of women who have left their influ- 
'-■^^ mir^ ^'^^^ ^^ noble lives lived and given 
O^^^ for the love of humanity; their 
names ever call to mind something 
worth while — a benefit to the world, and grate- 
ful thoughts should ever linger in loving 
remembrance towards these departed ones — 

*'For of all the beautiful pictures 
That hang on memory's wall, 
The deeds of Love and Sacrifice 
Seemeth best of all." 

One of the great figures of history was Isa- 
bella of Spain. She it was to whom we owe a 
grateful heart, for without her aid the great 
American continent might have remained long 
undiscovered. Woman is ever a help to man 
in great events ; but man is not always a willing 
helper to woman, and the husband of Queen 
Isabella thought it beneath his dignity to be 
ruled by his queen wife — as no woman had 
ever ruled in his own State of Aragon, and 
because of this he was sorely displeased at 
being a mere prince consort in Castile. What 
a wonderful woman Isabella was — a husband 



to conquer — an army to raise — a Queen with- 
out a Court or even a capital when she first 
began to reign — yet she galloped away over 
Spain to seek an army, and in a few months, 
through her determination and power of per- 
suasion, succeeded in raising 40,000 men to 
fight her battles — the first being her rejected 
suitor Alfonso, who was seeking the Spanish 
throne. Her weak husband would have been 
defeated, but she exclaimed 'Not a foot of our 
territory, not a stone of our fortress,' and she 
took personal command of the army, driving 
the enemy back into his own territory. She 
also rode 250 miles on horseback to settle the 
dispute and secured a treaty which settled the 
issue that had cost thousands of lives. Nearly 
all of the deeds she undertook had some 
religious reason for their undertaking, and yet 
she persecuted some of those who differed with 
her, thereby causing the only stain on her fair 
name, in the name of religion. She was in the 
camps; even her children had their nurseries 
in the camps — and two of them were born at 
the front. Once after her return to the scene 
of action she was so horrified by the sufferings 
of the wounded that she set aside several large 
tents for their use and this was the first instance 
in history of a field hospital, and for years 
known in Spanish armies as 'the Queen's 
tent.' 



When Columbus pleaded in vain to the men 
for aid, the queen listened when none other 
would, thereby making her husband Fer- 
dinand impatient with her for listening to the 
needy Italian adventurer. She was ready to 
pawn her own jewels to pay the expenses, and 
had it not been for Isabella, Columbus would 
never have set out on his epoch-making voyage. 

There are monuments and statues of the 
great Columbus, but none of the great woman 
who made his enterprise possible and helped 
America. Woman God often uses in his works 
to accomplish his ends. At that time Spain 
was one of the most powerful nations of the 
Earth. In many of those warfaring countries 
in those days they recognized no queens; but 
in all her revelations of queen or woman she 
was an honor to her sex and a cornerstone of 
the greatness of Spain. 








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Olaniatifln 



Among the hosts of blossoms, no other one, I 

think. 
Can hold its beauty longer than the sweet 

carnation pink. 
Like bright and glorious stars the world to 

make more fair, 
With their beauty, color, fragrance, these 

flowers sweet appear. 
So gentle, persevering, their comrades bend to 

greet: 
And thus, through thoughts for others, our 

own lives grow more sweet. 




An Angrl of Mtvs^ 



©1|^ 3xvBt 05r^at Nura^ 

HE not only did nobly but did it 
first. Mankind loves the leader, 
^^ and in her field she was as truly 
>X ^^^^ great as Columbus. At first in the 
early days of the 19th century there 
was in all Europe only one institution for the 
training of nurses. A protestant school she 
started and trained many in the duties of the 
cause — herself working continuously, and she 
won fame and admiration the whole world 
over. Truly she was a wonderful help to 
humanity and her name will ever stand as one 
of the brightest stars in Woman's sphere of 
love and service to humanity. 




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VERYWHERE in Europe you 
meet the nurse's uniform today. On 
the sinking battleships and in all 
places where the wounded need her. 
She comes in great numbers; (in 
fact, thousands of them), and commands atten- 
tion although she is not really new and was 
expected, and one August day in 1914 her 
costume was ready and she sprang up at the 
first call from all the nations at war — in her 
pure white gown and flowing headdress with 
the Red Cross on her forehead, and nothing 
that anybody ever said before August 1914 
goes today. 

But one bright star stands out more glorious 
than all others, pointing the way to things 
above. With bandaged eyes she walked un- 
flinchingly to death before the leveled guns of 
our enemies at war and died like a heroine. 
Edith Cavell — Belgium — has carried the Red 
Cross to the heights of Calvary. 

"Whosoever loseth his life for my sake shall 
find it." 



®IjF llnBjsnm of Sow 

CHlitra ?Bartott* Mlrst ^th (Evobb Nura? of 
Am?rtra 

HE women who have lived nobly 

te^ are far more worthy of honor than 

1^^ those who have only written or 

spoken well. Great inspirations, 

whether sudden as lightning or slow 

as the steady unfolding of dawn, find their 

perfect end only through embodiment in 

action. 

The every-day life of woman is full of diffi- 
cult demands, grandly met; and these are none 
the less heroisms because they often occur in 
some obscure corner where they are not looked 
upon as anything remarkable. But when an 
unusual occasion reveals a duty which must 
be done in the face of the whole world the true 
woman does not shrink back into her beloved 
seclusion, and let the opportunity pass. She 
may dread notoriety with all the strength of 
her womanly nature, but the voice of God 
within her is imperative; she cannot be dis- 
obedient unto the heavenly vision, and the 
really heroic soul forgets herself and every- 
thing except the high demand of the hour, and 
undertakes the difficult public labor as simply 
as she would any humble fireside service. 



Clara Barton's life is before the world, not 
through any wish or efifort of her own, but 
through having taken hold, with all her heart 
and with all her strength, the work that she 
saw needed to be done. Her labors have been 
almost unique in the annals of womanly 
endeavor, for their steady perseverance, for 
the wisdom, the courage and the self-forget- 
fulness which has animated them; quick to see 
the exigencies of a situation, and prompt to 
act. She accomplished much in those days 
when all was confusion, sorrow and distress. 

As the blossom of love— giving all for 
humanity's sake — strength, money, time, serv- 
ice—all. Does not this denote Love? She 
served her own country first in the Civil War 
as a messenger of the people, carrying their 
gifts to their loved ones who were also serving 
their country. There, too, she performed 
many humane acts among the soldiers, as 
there was no "Red Cross" in those days. It 
was she who undertook the task of marking 
the soldiers' graves, and helped the govern- 
ment in many ways. Later she went to France 
and there learned of the wonderful Red Cross 
of Switzerland, and when she returned to 
America she used her influence at Washington 
to start an organization — finally succeeded, 
and she was our first Red Cross member and 
worker. All honor to her name. 




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Dainty little flower, fond memories 'round 

you cling; 
'Tis hope and joy and sunshine to each and all 

you bring. 
Something the heart must cherish, must love 

and sorrow learn, 
'Tis sad to part, but O what joy at last when 

you return! 
Where'er you roam, whatever be your lot 
Like the dainty little flower, "forget-me-not." 




A lub uf l^wmanttg 




(§nr (§mn 3au0 Abbams 



P^o^p9|ANE ADDAMS, settlement 
worker. At a time when American 
women are taking a greater part in 
public affairs than ever before, Miss 
Addams may well be called the 
foremost American Woman. She founded 
theHull House of Chicago in 1889. She has 
been a faithful and most extensive social 
settlement worker for years, leading the wav 
for others. 

Behind every vital social reconstruction, 
stands a great and vital personality; without 
which the inspiration that brings forth noble 
qualities of courage and sympathy could not 
rise to power and influence. 

Jane Addams decided to live among the 
poor when she finished her education, and by 
constant contact with them learn their daily 
needs. 

"The snare of preparation which Tolstoi 
insists we spread before the feet of young 
people, hopelessly entangling them in a 
curious inactivity at the very period of life 
when they are longing to construct the world 
over and to conform it to their own ideals" — 
does not apply to Miss Addams, for she knows 
well the right and wisest way to direct young 
people in their first steps entering the battle 
of life and she has led the way for m.any others 
in this grand and noble work. 

All honor to this courageous woman. 




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Olif^ Haraurrife 



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This precious little blossom resembles much 

the pearl, 
'Tis rare and yet 'tis common though prized 

throughout the world. 
Its charms lie deeply hidden. Go seek and 

you shall find 
Sincerity and courage around this blossom 

twined. 
Though you may lack in beauty, you can be 

true and sweet. 
Like the simple little flower we call the Mar- 
guerite. 




Purilg 




A N0t^b l^aulg 



iN the early days of France there 
were many noted and brilliant 
women, but one above all others 
noted for her wonderful beauty 
and grace. She was one of the 
most beautiful women, so noted for her beauty 
and grace that people in all walks of life tried 
to catch a glimpse of her, as she passed, and 
she has come down to us through history, 
though historians say they do not know why, 
because the talents and wit, through which 
women of that day held sway, were lacking, 
but God has put a valuable price on virtue. 

''Who can find a virtuous woman? For 
her price is far above rubies." 

At a time when immorality was at its lowest 
ebb in the high circles of society, she was noted 
for her goodness, and she had youth, beauty 
and position. 

This is why her name has come down to us 
even to this day, because only through 
woman's purity and goodness can civilization 
advance and endure, and purity's influence 
lasts for succeeding generations. 




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The flower most often chosen, our favorites to 

express, 
And of all the flowery kingdom, out-rivals 

all the rest. 
Is modest, meek, contented, as it hides among 

the green — 
Possession of these virtues would make us each 

a queen; 
May all of these be found with each and all 

of you. 
Like the modest little violet, yellow, white, 

or blue. 



Snfluenre 



An influence for Good or for Evil — 
Now which do you choose to impart? 

For one or the other will conquer 
And rule in each human heart. 

"Beloved, follow not that which is evil but 
that which is good." 

OMEN must join hands and go 
forward in this wonderful "woman 
movement" for good. The home 
influence and the gathering to- 
gether in unity of thought and 
action those forces which can lead humanity 
to accomplish both now and after the tempest 
is past. 

Our lovely young girls are an influence, 
inspiring and grand at home and abroad. 
They are the buds of womanhood waiting at 
the threshold to be directed and called into 
action — let us lead them on to service for they 
can be a mighty power — our lovely young 
girls. 





HottQtng 



"An irresistible longing takes possession of me 
today — 
And try and try as I will it won't be driven 
away. 
My Darling; — there's a jewel of priceless 
worth I seek — 
Your heart will tell you what it is — if you 
would but let it speak; 
And once within my keeping this jewel rich 
and rare, 
A wall so firm and solid I'd build around it 
there, 
That sorrow, misery, trouble, with all its marks 
of pain. 
Could never, never enter to mar my life 
again. 

And heaven will surely help me this gem to 
guard and keep — 
If — for this wall's foundation 'tis goodness 
first I seek; 
And then, with Truth and kindness this wall to 
make secure 
Place Patience in the center a ballast strong 
and sure; 
Then Hope and Faith will follow; and then 
comes Charity sweet — 
All these it takes to guard this gem and make 
this wall complete. 
May heaven bless and keep you my darling 
good and true 
And like a radiant sunbeam may I always 
be to you." 




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(§n lift lEw nf S^partur^ 

Tell, me, tell me, lovely maiden, 

Tell me may I come to you, 
Dainty, modest little blossom 

Always dressed in blue. 
May I linger near your bower 
Sweetest, dearest little flower? 

Tell me, tell me true; 
For in all the flowery kingdom 

One I choose, 'tis you. 

There's a longing, there's a longing 
Little girl in blue — 

As I wander in the garden 

Thinking fondly, dear, of you; 

Won't you be my little flower? 

Give me strength, thine is the power- 
Happy make my lot; 

Be my dainty little blossom 
Dearest, sweet forget-me-not. 




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This flower chooses sunshine, with freedom, 
light and air; 

Among the hills and valleys it blossoms rich 
and rare. 

Imparting faith and peace, and when the day- 
is done 

It softly folds its petals to wait for light and 
sun. 

Whether stranger, or at home, how anxiously 
we wait 

To greet this glorious blossom, an emblem of 
our State. 



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C[IaUf0rma 




(iur Qlluba 

iNNE HUTCHINSON was our 
first Club Woman. She was bril- 
liant, progressive and more ad- 
vanced than the ministers and mag- 
istrates of the colony in which she 
lived; they banished her and persecuted her 
because they did not understand. Even her 
friends were traitors to her, being afraid to 
stand by her in that time of untried woman 
movement, so she went down to defeat; but 
the seed was sown; and Club Women today 
are a pov/er for law and justice, progress and 
helpfulness. California leads all other states 
in the size and advancement of her Women 
Clubs. They say she is ten years ahead of all 
other states in progress and size. And now 
through that power "woman suflfrage" has 
been granted the "no saloon victory" in her 
midst. 

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton, I know you rejoice with us. Your 
lectures of 57 years for woman and her dis- 
franchisement have not been spent in vain, and 
stand as a monument to your faithfulness and 
patience. Blessed be your names. 




A (Hr^at ®mpf ranrf Homan 

ANY states have statues of their 
noted men, but Illinois alone pres- 
ents the statue of a woman who 
fought for good government and 
right living. In all works for good 
she was pre-eminent and with her last breath 
exclaimed, "How beautiful it is to be with 
God!" And she passed away in peace but the 
wonderful influence of her life work has lived 
on making the world better and is now a living 
reality in many states. 

'Well done, good and faithful servant, thou 
shalt receive thy reward." 




If I could choose one word 

To which all things dear in life cling, 
And that would make us more good than any 
other; 
Faith — Hope — Purity — and more Happi- 
ness bring, 
That Word would be (fresh and green in 
memory still) Mother. 




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What other little blossom holds fast within 

such wealth, 
And yet through all conditions can be its own 

true self? 
Prosperity and wealth alike to all proclaim, 
The butterflies and bees and all know well its 

name. 
This flower is found the whole world over 
And brings us good luck in the four-leaf 

clover. 




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North 



East South 



West 




Imfeb in ®ur lEffurla 



E have always had beauty in the 
world; we have always had intel- 
lect in the world; we have always 
had wealth in the world; but we 
have not always had Love com- 
bined with these three things and therefore 
they were not complete. 

The clover has always grown with three 
leaves but if we search and put forth some 
effort we can most always find the four-leaf 
clover, and we say, it brings us "good luck." 
Why? Because we work to find it — and so 
it is with beauty — with intellect and with 
wealth. If we work for them it means more 
good to us and bring us more real true com- 
panionship which develops Love. So now, 
when the world is full of sacrifice — the beauty 
of character — gift of intellect — power of 
wealth — if used in unity of thought and action 
— joined with Love will unite us to humanity 
and success to the world. Let us all join hands 
in this momentous hour. North, East, South 
and West, and show that "Right makes 
Might." 




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^avlv of (^m Olountrg'a OInata 

This life is too short and too precious, 

Its mission too serious and grand, 
To spend it in scattering contention — 

An evil too oft near at hand. 
O, let us be kind and endeavor 

Some pathway with flowers to strew, 
For the good that you do unto others 

Some day will return unto you. 




To Mother: 

O Mother dear — May I ever feel thy pres- 
ence near — Earth's richest treasure. 

Mtnr a Platan tar Motlnet 

The Custom That Originated in 1908 Has 
Grown to Be Nation Wide. 

HITE carnations will be at a pre- 
mium today — second Sunday in 
May — and tomorrow. An unusual 
demand for the flower is the result 
of a nation-wide remembrance of 
the Nation's mothers, in accordance with a 
custom started in 1908 in Philadelphia. 
School children commemorated the day yes- 
terday. Their elders will do so tomorrow in 
homes, churches and on the streets. Services 
in most of the houses of worship will be 
devoted to the subject of motherhood. 

"The idea of a Mothers' Day was first con- 
ceived by Miss Anne Jarvis of 2031 North 
Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, in 1908. The 
white carnation was chosen as the emblem of 
observance because of its purity, its form and 
fragrance, representing beauty and love, and 
its wide field of growth and lasting qualities, 
symbolizing charity and faithfulness. The 
second Sunday in May was set for the com- 
memoration, and the first year the mayor of 
Philadelphia issued a proclamation to the 
effect. The custom rapidly spread to other 
cities. Mayor Brown issued a similar proc- 
lamation each year of his administration. 



"More than five hundred flowers were dis- 
tributed among all the county prisoners at the 
county jail, the Leeds Farm and the Women's 
reformatory today by George Birmingham, 
attorney. With the flowers went a card 
explaining that this was for 'Mother's Day,' 
and two sheets of paper and an envelope with 
which to write home. The flowers were 
received indifferently by some, but a number 
of the men and most of the women cried over 
the memories the gift evoked." 




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But the lov'liest flower of all that grows — 

You know its name — it is the Rose. 
Long, long years ago it bore this name, 

Though now changed in color, it is the same. 
And with your permission I now propose 

To change a woman to the Rose, 
That we may crown her Queen of Flowers, 

Her noble life inspiring ours. 




LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

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